Staff Robotics Engineer

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Own end-to-end integration and test for the Digitool platform: ROS2 nodes, perception pipelines, motion control, PLC state machines, and electromechanical subsystems

• Define and implement integration test strategy across hardware-in-the-loop, simulation (Gazebo/Isaac), and live machine validation, with clear pass/fail criteria and repeatable automation

• Debug across the full stack: software, firmware, PLC ladder/structured text, mechanical, and electrical, and know which layer the problem lives in

• Develop and enforce behavior specifications for PLC-driven machine sequences, including safety interlocks, fault handling, and state transition logic

• Collaborate with our Edinburgh team on architecture decisions and ensure they land correctly in production hardware

• Establish and maintain test infrastructure: CI pipelines for ROS2 packages, automated trial logging, and performance benchmarking against production targets

• Travel to Edinburgh and to customer sites for system deployment and commissioning support

• Mentor mid-level engineers on integration discipline, test design, and systematic debug methodology

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 10+ years of hands-on experience in robotics, automation, or mechatronic systems engineering

• Deep ROS2 proficiency: node architecture, lifecycle management, DDS configuration, real-time constraints, and hardware interface layers

• Direct experience with industrial PLC platforms (Beckhoff TwinCAT, Siemens, Allen-Bradley, or equivalent), reading and writing control logic, not just interfacing with it

• Strong Python and C++; comfortable reading and modifying firmware or low-level driver code when needed

• Proven track record debugging integrated systems where the failure mode spans software, electrical, and mechanical domains

• Experience with hardware-in-the-loop testing and simulation-based validation

• Ability and willingness to travel internationally (~20–25%)